Yesterday, on stage 7 of the Vuelta, the stage was fought out among the early breakaway for the first time this year.
The breakaway on Vuelta stage 7 Photo: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com
A big battle broke out among them on the final climb, and the winner was 26-year-old Dutchman Bert-Jan Lindeman of LottoNL-Jumbo. It is the first Grand Tour win of his career.
The stage also saw the first probing among the general classification contenders. Here Italian Fabio Aru of Astana clearly stood out.
Fabio Aru on Vuelta stage 7 Photo: Bettini
In the final kilometers Fabio attacked in his usual style and drew level with his main GC rivals. As he said himself, this was the first summit finish and he wanted answers to some questions. After crashing on stage 2 he hadn’t felt too good and rode the short climbs badly. But now he has recovered his condition, and that is very good. Today he left everything on the road; let’s see what the coming days bring. He likes the Vuelta and racing here, and he will try to ride the race well.
Don’t miss the chance to feel the race from the inside
Translated from Georgian with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic), reviewed by the Velorbola editors.
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